The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist New Borough and Leigh, Wimborne

Analysis

The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist New Borough and Leigh, Wimborne is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wimborne. It was registered in October 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist New Borough and Leigh, Wimborne reported income of £627k and spending of £585k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £430k to £627k (+46%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St John the Evangelist New Borough and Leigh, Wimborne sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ahl-E-Sunnat Wa Jamaat Bareilvi of Birmingham (£626k), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Mortlake with East Sheen (£627k) and Mahavir Foundation Limited (£625k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 77%, charitable activities 20% and trading 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £35k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £190k. Reserves of £267k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.